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Sterility

Sterility is the quality or state of being unable to reproduce. The term may be used of plants or animals.

• Sterility in animals may be specific to individuals, or may be a defect in an entire species, for example, the mule, a hybrid of a horse and a donkey, is always incapable of reproduction.

• Sterility in humans: See infertility

• Sterility in medical terms indicates an environment free from microorganisms.

• Sterility in literature and art suggests work that does not arouse the intellect or the emotions.

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